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Advocacy group pushes for rural bus subsidy

NEW BRUNSWICK, Canada — An advocacy group for intercity bus service, Transport Action Atlantic, is pushing for the provincial government to subsidize rural bus routes. Without the subsidies, rural communities are at risk of being without any service, reported CBC News.

The service was previously provided by Acadian Lines, which is folding its operations at the end of the month. The company said it lost millions of dollars providing service to rural areas and could not make a profit in the region. To read the full story, click here.

The pilots will include a combination of dedicated bus-only lanes that take bus riders out of car congestion, technology to time traffic signals so that buses get more green lights, and platforms that allow riders to “level-board” the bus quickly as they would a subway.

The MetroHealth Line was developed as part of a naming rights agreement between RTA and The MetroHealth System, executed earlier this year, to rebrand the No. 51 family of routes. Those routes have the second highest bus ridership after the HealthLine.